Services
Blackthorn Ventures provides advisory services to AI-focused startups, and public speaking on Leadership and Trusted AI at Scale.
Advisory
Working directly with AI-focused startups and their teams, drawing on thirty years leading applied analytics and AI practices, most recently as Chief Analytics and AI Officer at a Fortune 500 insurer.
Speaking & Workshops
- TED Talk topics. Single-idea, story-driven talks built from Paul’s Navy-derived leadership material.
- Workshops. Three modes: educational grounding (building shared literacy on a domain), methodology workshops (going deep on a specific applicable framework), and the Artist Rendering (defining a vision and success criteria before committing to a specific plan).
- Coaching & Mentorship. One-on-one, adaptive to what the person is actually facing.
- Whitepaper/Article Peer Review. Structured, direct feedback on a document’s core assumptions.